Margarida Gil
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- September 7, 1950, Covilhã, Portugal
- Movies
- 20
Born in Covilhã, Portugal in 1950, she studied German philology in Lisbon. As a filmmaker, she can look back on a career spanning over 30 years with films including Relação Fiel e Verdadeira, which screened at Venice, and Rosa Negra, which was presented at Locarno. She was married to the director João César Monteiro and worked closely with him as an actor, screenwriter and assistant director. In 2005, she won the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Rome International Film Festival.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 1989 | A True and Faithful Account | Nun |
| 1979 | The Love of the Three Pomegranates | |
| 1978 | Paths | The Girl / The Devil's Woman |
| 1975 | What Shall I Do With This Sword? |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 2024 | Hands in the Fire | Director, Writer |
| 2022 | Cavaleiro Vento | Director, Writer |
| 2018 | Sea | Director, Screenplay |
| 2017 | A Que Chamas Pensar? | Director |
| 2012 | Passion | Director, Screenplay |
| 2012 | O Fantasma do Novais | Director, Writer |
| 2010 | Perdida Mente | Screenplay, Director |
| 2007 | Carlos de Oliveira: Upon the Left Side | Writer, Director |
| 2005 | Adriana | Screenplay, Director |
| 2002 | Não Me Cortes O Cabelo Que Meu Pai Me Penteou | Director, Writer |
| 1999 | Guardian Angel | Director, Screenplay |
| 1998 | Graça Morais – As Escolhidas | Director |
| 1994 | A Luz Incerta | Director |
| 1993 | Rosa Negra | Screenplay, Director |
| 1989 | A True and Faithful Account | Screenplay, Director |
| 1988 | Flores Amargas | Director |
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